Laundry clip or tag.



G. H. WILLIAMS LAUNDRY CLIP 0R TAG.

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1,292,198. Patented Jim. 21,1919.

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- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a completed clip or tag embodying myinvent on v UNITED STATES PATENT orifice.

GEORGE H. WILLIAMS, 0F BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN-MENTS, T0 NEVADA MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF RENO, NEVADA, A CORPORA- TIONOF NEVADA.

LAUNDRY CLIP 0R TAG.

Application filed January 6, 1915. Serial No. 859.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. WILLIAMs, a citizen of the United States,and a reeldent of Dorchester, in the city of Boston,

be laundried or cleansed.

My invention will be bestunderstood by reference to the followingspecification, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawingsof one specific embodiment thereof, while its scope will be moreparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

the same being shown for the purpose of clearness much larger than thetags are usually made in practice;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the metallic body'as it appears whenready to receive the envelope or covering;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the body and envelopepartiallyassembled, with two opposite marginal portions of the envelopefolded over two opposite edges of the body; and

r Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the body and envelope completelyassembled and ready to be formed into a finished tag or clip, by beingbentinto the U-shaped form shown in Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, and to the embodiment of my invention which Ihave selected for illustration, I have there shown a clip or tagcomprising a body 5, pref- 'erably formed of sheet metal which may bereadily cut, punched and bent into the desired form. In order to providea suitable marking surface upon which the identification mark or marksmay be placed, and

further, as a means for protecting the garment or other article frominjury due to corrosion of the metallic body, or cutting Specificationof Letters Patent.

' is suitable fabric,

of the metal blank.

Patented Jan. 21,1919.

or abrasion by the sharp edges of. the body,: i

the latter is herein provided with an env-f lope 6, which covers theouter surface of the body, a large part of its inner surfaces, and

all of its marginal edges, whereby the latterare prevented from in uringthe garment. The importance of covering all the edges of the body willbe readily appreciated when it it understood that the metallic blanksfor 'the body are usually produced from sheet metal which is sheared,and the shearing is apt to produce sharp burs which, if not covered,would beve'ry apt to cut the gar ment, especially where'theclip engagesthe edge of the garment, To this end, there-.2

fore, the envelopeoverlapsall of the edges of the body, and constitutesan effective means for preventing such injuryto the garment.

The preferred such for example as .cotton cloth, the area of'theclothblank being great enough so-that it can overlap alledges The lattermay 'beof any other suitable form, b,ut herein is frectangular, and inpractice is formed by'being cut froma strip of appropriate metal in sucha manner that the dividing out forms two chamfered or 'bevel'ed corners77 at one end of the blank, and a 88 at theother endof the blank, themetal for the spurs of one blankbeing taken from the beveled orchamfered corners of the next succeeding blank, as will be readilyapparent. These projecting spurs are then bentp as shown in Fig. 2,whereby these corners also are chamfered or beveled. By chamfering thecorners in this manner, they are much less likely to injurethe' garmentthan if they were left square. The spurs formed; at two corners of. theblank are,"or may be,

employed for a purpose which will presently appear. r

The blank is also providediwith other spurs which, in the completed tagorclip;

appear on the inner facesthereof, and are intended to enter the garmentfromopposite surfaces thereof, and securely fasten the. tag thereto, sothat it may serve as a means of identification of the garment. Thesespurs may be of any suitable number and arrange ment, but I have hereinshown two pairs 9-9 and 10-10, of generally triangular shape produced bythe use of dies or tools which are forced through the blank such'material for the envelope pair of spurs a manner as to leave the spursupstanding at practically right angles to the plane of the blank.

* Eh'e blank -may be provided with suitable means to secure the envelopethereto, as for example, one or more, herein two, pairs of,clgwallid,;so .as;to overlie portions of the ankandjsecurely-hold theenvelope in its vtami e'd po it o on the blankin; assembling themetallic blank and the blank which is to constitute the enthen etallicblank is placed spurs up- 2.0 i a is v p es of thel-attenare then foldedinwandly as shownin Fig. 3, whereby they caused-to overlap and cover thetwo opite longitudinal edges of the metallic in so? doing, theispursSare caused I1triei3h f0ld$3d over marginal portions the ifa'bric,whereby the two blanks are uallypositioned with relation to each mother,.and-slippin and consequent disarrangement of the blanks is preventedduring subsequent operations. flzhencntstepisto I fold thetwo remainingaapposte marginal portions of the cloth lidlyf tewarlleach other untilthey erlap sand @rest "upon the Y first marginal the spurs .9.-9 and A rlflare caused to pierce the cloth blank, an ;to pr-oj ect asubstantialdistance Y beyond the-iface-of the latter, so that they may be"later-utilized as ,a-means for securing the atag to the garment. Thespurs 88, how ufiidfilflbff preference are previously bentinwwardlyiand; downwardly upon the relatively narrow marginal portionsof the cloth blank --which were first folded down upon the mets rtallic:blank, and they are consequently cov- .ered;by ene.of therelativelywider marginal portions. The "latterare securely held in :itheirintended positions, as shown in Fig. 4, rphy bending the tongues 11 -11and 12-12 5,0 an .an outward and downward direction,Mhereby-theyiarecaused to overlap opposite marginal edgesofthe clothblank, and effectually prevent its accidentalremoval from i th'eimetailic blank. i

po tions .111 :so; doing,

inal'l y, the completely assembled blanks arerbentl transversely thereofalong the central portion to .forrn a generally U-shaped,plip,;as-.;shownin Fig. 1, provided with two .iarms .baving opposedsupports. :It will 369111103 .beifillldelltthflt theclip may be applied-stint-the .edge. of-gthe garment or other article at. ec'laundr icdorlcleansed, and when subctedztoipressure upon opposite sidesthereiinf-a propervvmanner, will be squeezed and itsatsspiirscanseditotpenetrateithe,garment and principles Ron-the fabricblank. The two longisecurely hold the clip or tag in place. The clothcovering or envelope may be marked with the identification charactersatany 'desired time, either before, after, or while beingattached to thegarment. 1o WVhile I have herein shown and described one specificembodiment of my invention for illustrative purposes, and havedisclosedand discussed in detail the construction and arrangement incidental toone specific application thereof, it is to-be understood that theinvention is limited neither to thernere details or relative arrangementof parts, nor to its specific embodiment herein shown. but thatextensive deviations from the illustrated form or embodiment of theinvention may be made, without departing from ,the

thereof.

' Having thus described my inventiomwhat I claim anddesire by LettersBatenttopro- #35 cure is 1. "A tag or clip comprising a body of flexiblesheet metal adapted to be pressed in U form over-thejedge of a garmentand. an

exterior covering of textile fabric enyeloping and covering allthemarginal edges of said body.

2. A tag or clip comprising a substantially U shaped metallic" body anda fabric covering over one side thereof having marginal portions foldedover the variousedges-thelgeof andcompletely coveringthe sam'e.

A e p. mp-m ss a i -qued-rila eral body of flexible metal and afabricecerering applied to said body ,having marginal portionsfoldedover andcovepingtwo opposed edges of-the body and other ,marginalportions folded over and .coVeringL-the other edges said latter portionsibeing ,secured in place overlying said-first-portions.

1. A tagwor clip as defined in claim 2 wherein the marginal portions of;the-cov ering are secured by spurs v on the body.

5; A tag or clip comprising a quadrilateral'body of flexible metalandafabricenvelope having portions extending ,ovenand covering oppositemarginal edges ,of .;the body, said envelope having portions extendingpast .the other edges, folded over :and completely inclosing the-same.

3- A tagcr-c o mprisi gsu st t ally Usshaped metallic body, and ,anenvelope therefor having a pair of opposite m anginal portions foldedover one pair pf ed g,ejs of said body and anotherpair of oppositenaredges csaidab dy an ano her .-pairiof;op- 1 30 posite marginalportions folded over another pair of opposite edges of said body, saidbody being rovided with spurs extending through t e first-mentionedmarginal portions, and two or more tongues to secure thesecond-mentioned marginal portions in place upon the iirst.

8. A tag or clip comprising a substantially U-shaped metallic body, andan envelope therefor havin a pair of opposite marginal portions foldedover one pair of edges of said body and another pair of oppositemarginal portions folded over another pair of opposite edges of saidbody, said body being provided with means to secure the first- 15mentioned marginal portions to said body, and means to secure thesecond-mentioned portions to said body.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence 20 of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE H. WILLIAMS.

Witnesses:

EVERETT S. EMERY, CLARA L. STUART.

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